Business Leadership Rotational Program - Manufacturing Plastics

About the position

Americhem is a globally recognized designer and manufacturer of custom color masterbatch, functional additives, engineered compounds, and performance technologies. Our business is built around delivering Performance, Solutions, and Trust through close collaboration with customers seeking to optimize their polymer products. All of the company's products are backed by complete technical support that ensures quality, reliability, and value. Americhem operates 10 manufacturing plants and maintains sales offices throughout the world. Central research and development facilities and headquarters are located in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio with plants in Georgia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Michigan, Ohio, and North Carolina. Americhem's Business Leadership Rotational Program is designed to create an opportunity for early in career professionals to acquire meaningful work experience that is in alignment with their career aspirations. Professionals in the program will actively contribute to their team's success, learn about the Americhem company and culture and obtain new skills through strategic learning opportunities and professional assignments. Selected participants will complete a two year program with 8 month rotations in Product Management, Design and Product Development, and Commercial Sales/Technical Service. After two years, at the successful conclusion, the selected participant will emerge from the program and will be deployed into a manufacturing role based upon demonstrated skills and preferences with the needs of the organization. This rotational program will consist of formal and informal skill development, networking, and internal & external customer interface. Ultimately the program participant will gain exposure and experience around product development, product management, and commercial sales which provide advantages in the program participant progression within the Americhem organization. Realistic career aspirations could include Plant leadership, Process Engineering, Quality Management, and Continuous Improvement as a result of continued high performance and network development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and lead projects in the area of Design & Product Development.
• Lead market intelligence gathering in Product Management.
• Maintain formula prices and provide market guidance to sales.
• Manage asset utilization and inform product portfolio decisions in Product Management.
• Build relationships and develop economic value estimates in Commercial Sales & Technical Service.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in any related Sciences majors - Chemical Engineering a plus - with a minimum 3.0 GPA
• Ability and desire to travel (up to 25% domestic and international travel required)
• Must be able to relocate at the end of the last rotation.

Nice-to-haves

• Masters in Polymer Engineering a plus